Evaluating urinary estrogen and progesterone metabolites using dried filter paper samples and gas chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Measuring concentrations of metabolites of estradiol and progesterone in urine, instead of measuring serum concentrations, is common in research and also is used in patient care. The primary aim of this study was to demonstrate that analysis of urine samples dried on filter paper by gas chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) provides results similar to serum analyzed by radioimmunoassay (RIA). Secondary aims were to show that collection of four samples during the day (4-spot method) can be substituted for a 24-h collection, and that analysis of urine from dried samples is equivalent to liquid urine samples.

Methods

This prospective observational study compared results of urine and serum analyses. Urine samples from women throughout the menstrual c

SUBMITTER: Newman M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6661742 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature